The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Brian Kelly & Marco Kovacevic finished 493rd of 494 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Malaga 2026, in 1:54:11.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:01. A harder second half: 2:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:47, behind 97% of the field.
Malaga gave the field time back: about 1:10 faster than the average race this season, by 709 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:28Running 1 8:33v median +3:49
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Block 02 10:58Running 2 8:25v median +3:29
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Block 03 12:54Running 3 8:33v median +3:24
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Block 04 12:25Running 4 8:30v median +3:16
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Block 05 14:23Running 5 9:13v median +3:53
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Block 06 10:51Running 6 9:10v median +3:58
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Block 07 12:52Running 7 8:41v median +3:28
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Block 08 15:39Running 8 9:27v median +4:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:47
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 478
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 478 men's teams who finished.